Mocis repanda
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Mocis |
| Species: | M. repanda
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| Mocis repanda (Fabricius, 1794)
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Mocis repanda, the striped grass looper, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found in Central America and the Caribbean, including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Saint Thomas. Strays can be found in the United States, up to southern Texas as well as subtropical Africa south of the Sahara, including the islands of the Indian Ocean.[2]
The larvae feed on various grasses, including , , , and . It is considered a pest on corn, sugarcane and Bermuda grass.
It has a wingspan of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in).
References[]
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mocis repanda (Fabricius 1794)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Mocis repanda (Fabricius, 1794)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
External links[]
- "Remigia repanda" with images of male genitalia. Moths of the Grenadines.
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Categories:
- Moths of Africa
- Moths of Réunion
- Moths of the Middle East
- Moths described in 1794
- Mocis
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